На удалении меньше километра от торца все же засомневались, а с чего бы так много проблесковых на полосе?
Спросили диспетчера, тот сообразил, что заходят на РД, угнал на 2ой круг..
А если бы видимость была ограничена, и не осознали...
Поняно, что такое возмозжно только в визуальном заходе, но все же?
У диспетчеров еще есть возможность увидеть и исправить ситуацию, используя инструментальные средства?
или Посадку разрешил и всё на откуп экипажа? Как с такими предпосылками в Европе?
An Air Canada plane narrowly averted a disaster after it almost landed on a taxiway with four other planes on it in San Francisco.
Air Canada flight AC759 from Toronto was cleared to land on runway 28R just before midnight, a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration said.
"However, the pilot inadvertently lined up for Taxiway C, which runs parallel to the runway, " the statement said. "An air traffic controller sent the Air Canada jet around. The plane made another approach and landed without incident."
In an audio recording of the conversations between air traffic control and pilots available from Live ATC, the Air Canada pilot tells air traffic control he sees other lights on the runway before being told there is no other planes on 28R. When air traffic control realizes the plane is headed for the taxiway, it is directed to go around and approach again.
In the recording, a United Airlines pilot is heard saying "United One, Air Canada just flew directly over us."